 | i need to understand
Share your views on why alcohol should be legal.
Deadline: Today! | Writing Prompt Contest
Food Glorious Food!!!!
We all love eating food (well most of us), so why not write about Food?
Deadline: Today! | Writing Prompt Contest
Write a traditional triolet
Write a traditional triolet. A triolet is a poetic form consisting of only 8 lines. Within a triolet, the 1st, 4th, and 7th lines repeat, and the 2nd and 8th lines do as well. The rhyme scheme is simple: ABaAabAB, capital letters representing the repeated lines. The triolet should be written in iambic tetrameter and the repeated lines must be exact--word for word. Poems which do not follow these directives if not revised by the time voting begins will be disqualified.
Deadline: Today! | Poem of the Month
Each month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All poems posted during the month are automatically considered.
Deadline: In 2 Days | Writing Prompt Contest
American Idol
Do you like watching America Idol? Is it an entertaining and emotionally packed program with extraordinary talents? What are the pluses and minuses of this program? Feel free to write anything about it: the mechanism, the judges, the winners, the votes, etc, all in 500-800 words.
Deadline: In 2 Days | Write a poem about Vincent Van Gogh
You are challenged to write a poem that somehow incorporates the artwork shown in the announcement.
Deadline: In 5 Days | Horror Story
Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize.
Deadline: Mar 22nd | A Spot for Tea
This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement.
Deadline: Mar 22nd | The Puente
You are challenged to write a Puente poem that somehow incorporates the artwork shown in the announcement and adheres to the requirements of the form as well.
Deadline: Mar 23rd | This Sentence Starts The Story
Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The door was closed." $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Mar 24th | Book of the Month
Each month one book chapter is selected to be the Book of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All books posted during the month are automatically considered for this contest.
Deadline: Mar 27th | Keep It Clean Cozy Mystery Challeng
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: Mar 29th | Faith
The theme for this poetry contest is "faith". We are looking for poems that in some way pertain to this theme. It doesn't matter if it's spiritual, political, intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize.
Deadline: Mar 30th |
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Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize.
Deadline: Apr 1st | Share A Story In A Poem
In this contest you are challenged to write a poem that tells a story and also rhymes. We've included examples of this type of poetry storytelling in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Apr 2nd | The Joy of Poetry
Write a poem in a rhymed form about what poetry means to you, its role and significance in your life.
Deadline: Apr 3rd | Tetractys
Write a Tetractys poem. This is a poem, with only five lines. Each line adds one syllable until the last stanza which has ten syllables. See an example and details in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Apr 8th | Book of the Month
Each month one book chapter is selected to be the Book of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All books posted during the month are automatically considered for this contest.
Deadline: Apr 11th | Free Verse Poetry
Write a free verse poem. This is a method of writing poetry that does not follow any structure or style. See an example and details in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Apr 13th | Micro-Fiction
Write a micro-flash fiction story on one of the themes given in the contest announcement. Recommended length 100 - 110 words.
Deadline: Apr 15th | The Words Are The Same
Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets.
Deadline: Apr 17th | Write an Italian Sonnet
An Italian sonnet is composed of an octave, rhyming abbaabba, and a sestet, rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd, or in some variant pattern, but with no closing couplet
Deadline: Apr 21st | New Arrival Story
For our New Arrival "This Sentence Starts The Story" contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: "Hell found me." This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner.
Deadline: Apr 22nd | What would you do?
What would you do when you see someone planting illegal drugs in another co-worker's desk drawer--reason for immediate dismissal.
Deadline: Apr 23rd | Vers Beaucoup
Vers Beaucoup was created by Curt Mongold of FanStory. More than one stanza is allowed. Be creative and enjoy!
Deadline: Apr 27th | Short Love Poem
Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize.
Deadline: Apr 28th |
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 | Tanka Poetry
For this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: May 3rd | Honoring Our Mothers
Free verse poem about Mothers. No more than 500 words. Can be acrostic, and can combine poetry forms.
Deadline: May 5th | Acrostic Poetry
Write an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets.
Deadline: May 13th | Strong Character
A strong character can make a story. Write a story that based on the scene pictured in this announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: May 22nd | Mystic Protoplasm Rescue
Write a story about and organization which rescue people. The catch is their organization is a secret and must stay a secret. The leader of the organization starts to care for a bystander. Will this put their organization in danger? That is up to you
Deadline: May 25th | Revise Your Nanowrimo
Revise your Nanowrimo in 90 days. Much better than 30!
Deadline: May 29th | Quatrain Poetry
Write a quatrain poem for this contest. A quatrain poem is a poem with a clear rhyme scheme and four lines per stanza. Read the announcement for a sample poem. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: May 30th |
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 | Flash Fiction
In this flash fiction contest we are challenging writers to write a flash fiction piece that is between 500 and 800 words on the topic provided. Thetopic is "The Hotel Room" The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize.
Deadline: Jun 3rd | Haiku
For this contest you are challenged to write a Haiku poem. Haiku is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Can you paint a mental image using only three lines? $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets.
Deadline: Jun 10th | gyoji haiku
Write a traditional religious (gyoji) haiku. Serious poems only. See contest announcement for further directives. 5/7/5 not required, but a short/long/short line pattern is. A nature reference is not required.
Deadline: Jun 30th |
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 | Tanka Poetry
For this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets.
Deadline: Jul 10th |
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This contest is for blank verse. All lines must be in iambic pentameter with no rhymes unless they are interior in consecutive lines. Please submit your entry early enough that if work is needed, it can be corrected.
Deadline: Aug 31st |
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| Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story contest. |
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| Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith contest. |
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| Write a poem with a specific format for our Tetractys contest. |
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| For our The Words Are The Same contest we challenge you to write a poem that uses the words specified in the announcement. |
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| Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site. |
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| Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Tanka Poetry contest. |
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| Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem. |
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| The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. Write a story with a specific word count for our Flash Fiction contest. |
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| Write a poem for our Haiku contest. |
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